IP Library Granted Patent US 10,556,162
Granted Patent B2
US 10,556,162 · App. 15/452,386 · Granted Feb 11, 2020

Golf club

Inventor: Takashi Nakamura (Kobe, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
A63B60/00A63B53/00A63B53/0466A63B53/10A63B2053/0408A63B2209/023A63B2225/02
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Patent No.
US 10,556,162
App. No.
15/452,386
Granted
Feb 11, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A club 2 includes a head 4 , a shaft 6 and a grip 8 . A club length L 1 is 45 inches or greater and 48 inches or less. A ratio (Wh/Wc) of a head weight Wh to a club weight Wc is equal to or greater than 0.71. A moment of inertia Ix about an axis of a swing is equal to or less than 6.90×10 3 (kg·cm 2 ). However, when the club weight is defined as Wc (kg); an axial-directional distance between a grip end and a center of gravity of the club is defined as Lc (cm); and a moment of inertia about the center of gravity of the club is defined as Ic (kg·cm 2 ), the moment of inertia Ix (kg·cm 2 ) is calculated by the following formula (1). Ix=Wc ×( Lc +60) 2 +Ic   (1)

Claims (36)

1. A golf club comprising:

a head;

a grip;

a shaft, where an axial-directional distance between a tip of the shaft and a center of gravity of the shaft is defined as Lg, and Lg is greater than or equal to 55 cm and less than or equal to 75 cm;

a club weight defined as Wc (kg), wherein the club weight Wc is equal to or greater than 260 g;

a head weight Wh, wherein a ratio Wh/Wc is equal to or greater than 0.72;

an axial-directional distance between a grip end and a center of gravity of the golf club defined as Lc (cm);

a moment of inertia about an axis parallel to a virtual axis of swing and passing through the center of gravity of the golf club defined as Ic (kg·cm 2 ), and

a moment of inertia Ix about the virtual axis of swing calculated by the following formula (1):

Ix=Wc ×( Lc+ 60) 2 +Ic   (1),

wherein the moment of inertia Ix is equal to or less than 6.80×10 3 (kg·cm 2 ).

2. The golf club of claim 1 , wherein the golf club is a driver.

3. The golf club of claim 1 , wherein the golf club comprises a club length between 45 inches or greater and 48 inches or less.

4. The golf club of claim 1 , wherein the golf club is a driver.

5. The golf club of claim 1 , wherein the golf club comprises a club length between 45 inches or greater and 48 inches or less.

6. The golf club of claim 1 , further comprising:

a static moment of the golf club defined as Mt (kg·cm) and calculated by the following formula (2):

Mt=Wc ×( Lc− 35.6)  (2); and

a ratio Ix/Mt equal to or less than 435 cm.

7. The golf club of claim 1 , wherein the shaft has a shaft length defined as Ls and a ratio Lg/Ls of 0.5 or greater and 0.67 or less.

8. The golf club according to claim 1 , wherein a head weight Wh is equal to or greater than 0.175 kg.

9. The golf club of claim 1 , wherein a shaft weight is equal to or less than 50 g.

10. The golf club of claim 1 , wherein a grip weight is equal to or less than 40 g.

11. A golf club comprising:

a head;

a grip;

a shaft, where an axial-directional distance between a tip of the shaft and a center of gravity of the shaft is defined as Lg, and Lg is greater than or equal to 55 cm and less than or equal to 75 cm;

a club weight defined as We (kg), wherein the club weight We is equal to or greater than 260 g;

an axial-directional distance between a grip end and a center of gravity of the golf club defined as Lc (cm);

a moment of inertia about an axis parallel to a virtual axis of swing and passing through the center of gravity of the golf club defined as Ic (kg·cm 2 ); and

a moment of inertia Ix about the virtual axis of swing calculated by the following formula (1):

Ix=Wc ×( Lc+ 60) 2 +Ic   (1),

wherein the moment of inertia Ix is equal to or less than 6.90×10 3 (kg·cm 2 );

a static moment of the golf club defined as Mt (kg·cm) and calculated by the following formula (2):

Mt=Wc ×( Lc− 35.6)  (2); and

a ratio Ix/Mt equal to or less than 435 cm.

Assignments (1)
MERGER Recorded Apr 17, 2018
From: DUNLOP SPORTS CO. LTD.
To: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 045959/0204 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-263914 · Dec 3, 2012 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14811456 · Jul 28, 2015
Continuation 14094111 · Dec 2, 2013
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